. . . . I have a bare 70 340 block from a car a buddy of mine totaled.
Almost forgot - I have a 70 340 motor that I may not be using. I'll let you know for sure when I make a decision on it.
. . . . I have a bare 70 340 block from a car a buddy of mine totaled.
so please enlighten me. not being rude. i just want to be sure it is a real one. everything i have seen does point to real.
also, i looked on pantherpink.com, and they all have fm3 written right on the tags.......
I have been chasing mopars for over thirty years plus and having always like fm3, I have seen many fender tags coded with fm3. A,b, and e body car. I have also seen car with the 999 code but never a 'pink' car.My bad ... I didn't see the R11 at first look ; so used to seeing it on the top-row of codes I guess .
As far as the FM3 goes : maybe it was subjective to the carline . The few FM3's I've seen were "B" & "E" bodies ; and in those instances , "999" was on the tag .
The last 'real' FM3 I saw was a '71 Challenger R/T 383 Magnum . It had "999" (which could mean anything , of course) , plus about 5 repaints.
The car's owner and I removed the back seat and found the build sheet : pay dirt "FM3" .
This was back in 1992 .
I've always wondered why Chrysler didn't promote this colour better , especially with the fledgling "N.O.W." movement happening ; could've boosted sales to all those *wince* Gloria Allred *wince* types out there !
Personally , I'd like to see another 340 between those Shear Panels. Maybe even a 390" stroker , backed by that column-shift 727 .
Good luck with your resto :cheers:
I believe that if you put a Keisler 4 speed auto , some reasonable gearing (say , 3.55 or so ) , and some realistically-sized tyres on that bad boy , that fuel economy wouldn't be bad at all .i know that i might hear flak for this, cause it is a real 340 car, but for gas mileage and cruiser, i am contiplating doing up a /6 with a small turbo setup, as i will get better mileage, and still be able to smoke the tires off the thing when i want to
i know that i might hear flak for this, cause it is a real 340 car, but for gas mileage and cruiser, i am contiplating doing up a /6 with a small turbo setup, as i will get better mileage, and still be able to smoke the tires off the thing when i want to
well, i have not worked on car since last post, cause it got so cold so quick, and i have been putting it off. i finally cut up some lumber and put a front face on my garage. also used that can foam on all corners, to fill in all air loss spots. i picked up some 2nd hand metal, and cut it all to fit.
car work will continue on scedule tonight!